On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Hunter Hillegas wrote:
> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:36:52 -0700
> From: Hunter Hillegas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> To: Tomcat User List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Tag Libs And Model 2
>
> Our current Web application uses a model 2 architecture...
>
> Requests come into servlets, servlets populate JavaBeans, JSPs display bean
> contents.
>
> I'm very interested in developing tags to make front-end development easier.
>
> How do tags fit into this architecture?
>
> Is it the same as above, just adding tags in with the JSPs?
>
> Hunter
>
>
You can certainly invent your own tags for this, but it's also been done a
few times and you might want to leverage those.
Two resources to look at right here at Apache:
* The Struts Framework <http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/> - A model 2
framework with a pretty extensive set of custom tags for building
the presentation layer (in addition to a MVC-style controller
framework).
* Jakarta Taglibs <http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/> - Includes several
tag libraries (such as the "input" library) that are useful in building
the presentation layer.
Craig McClanahan
